by Staff Reporter
Thursday May 23, 2024. 13:05
Johnny McKinstry has been named as Gambia’s new head coach after a successful two-year spell with Kenyan giants Gor Mahia.
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) had been looking to fill the void left by Tom Saintfiet’s departure in January following the Scorpions’ failure to progress beyond the group stages at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
McKinstry guided K’Ogalo to back-to-back Kenyan Premier League titles after an 18-month stint with Uganda, while he also had short spells with Sierra Leone and Rwanda earlier in his career.
The Ulsterman has been handed a two-year contract by the GFF and will begin work on June 1, with his immediate focus on the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Seychelles and Gabon.
The West Africans are fifth in Group F after losing to Burundi (3-2) and Ivory Coast (2-0) in their opening two qualifiers under Saintfiet in November last year.
“The GFF wishes to congratulate and welcome our new gaffer Jonathan McKinstry on his appointment as Scorpions Coach,” Gambian football’s governing body announced on Thursday.
“Johnny, a former Sierra Leone, Uganda and Rwanda coach is the current manager of Gor Mahia FC in Kenya and will take over from 1st June, 2024.”
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